1. Race Definitions OMB
American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
*OMB-Mod: This symbol indicates a modification we have made to the OMB recommendations
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2. Race Definitions
White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Multiracial: A person having more than one or a combination of the above origins. *OMB-Mod
Declined: A person who is unwilling to choose/provide a race category or cannot identify him/herself with one of the listed races. *OMB-Mod
Unavailable: Select this category if the patient is unable to physically respond, there is no available family member or caregiver to respond for the patient, or if for any reason, the demographic portion of the medical record cannot be completed. Hospital systems may call this field “Unknown’, “Unable to Complete”, or “Other.” *OMB-Mod
*OMB-Mod: This symbol indicates a modification we have made to the OMB recommendations
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3. Ethnicity Definitions OMB
Hispanic or Latino: A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
Non-Hispanic or Latino: Patient is not of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
Declined: A person who is unwilling to provide an answer to the question of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. *OMB-Mod
Unavailable: Select this category if the patient is unable to physically respond, there is no available family member or caregiver to respond for the patient, or if for any reason, the demographic portion of the medical record cannot be completed. Hospital systems may call this field “Unknown’, “Unable to Complete”, or “other.” *OMB-Mod
*OMB-Mod: This symbol indicates a modification we have made to the OMB recommendations
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4. Ethnicity Screen
Now I would like you to tell me your Race and Ethnic Background. We use this to review the treatment patients receive and make sure everyone gets the highest quality of care.
First, do you consider yourself Hispanic/Latino?
Yes No
Declined
Unavailable
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5. Race Screen Which category best describes your race?
American Indian/Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
White
Multiracial
Declined (this is a flag indicating that the individual did not want to answer this question—do not ask again during the same or subsequent visit)
Unavailable (this is a flag indicating that the person could not answer the question. May ask the person again.
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6. Using OMB (modified) Categories Without Splitting Race/Ethnicity
-African American/ Black
-Asian
-Caucasian/White
-Hispanic/Latino/White
-Hispanic/Latino/Black
-Hispanic/Latino/Declined
-Native American
-Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
-Multiracial
-Declined
-Unavailable/Unknown
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